Genesis

Genesis 1:28
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God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground." (NIV)
And God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it [using all its vast resources in the service of God and man]; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over every living creature that moves upon the earth. (AMP)
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. (KJV)
Genesis 2:18
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The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." (NIV)
Now the Lord God said, It is not good (sufficient, satisfactory) that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper meet (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him. (AMP)
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. (KJV)
Genesis 2:24
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For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. (NIV)
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall become united and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. [Matt. 19:5; I Cor. 6:16; Eph. 5:31-33.] (AMP)
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. (KJV)
Genesis 1:31
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God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning – the sixth day. (NIV)
And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good (suitable, pleasant) and He approved it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day. (AMP)
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. (KJV)
Genesis 3:16
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To the woman he said, "I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." (NIV)
To the woman He said, I will greatly multiply your grief and your suffering in pregnancy and the pangs of childbearing; with spasms of distress you will bring forth children. Yet your desire and craving will be for your husband, and he will rule over you. (AMP)
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. (KJV)
Genesis 12:3
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"I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." (NIV)
And I will bless those who bless you [who confer prosperity or happiness upon you] and curse him who curses or uses insolent language toward you; in you will all the families and kindred of the earth be blessed [and by you they will bless themselves]. [Gal. 3:8.] (AMP)
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (KJV)
Genesis 1:29
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Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food." (NIV)
And God said, See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the land and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. (AMP)
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. (KJV)
Genesis 1:8
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God called the vault "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning – the second day. (NIV)
And God called the firmament Heavens. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. (AMP)
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. (KJV)
Genesis 2:15
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The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. (NIV)
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and guard and keep it. (AMP)
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. (KJV)
Genesis 6:5
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The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. (NIV)
The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination and intention of all human thinking was only evil continually. (AMP)
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (KJV)

Genesis 22:1
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Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. (NIV)
AFTER THESE events, God tested and proved Abraham and said to him, Abraham! And he said, Here I am. (AMP)
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. (KJV)
Genesis 11:1
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Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. (NIV)
AND THE whole earth was of one language and of one accent and mode of expression. (AMP)
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. (KJV)
Genesis 4:1
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Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man." (NIV)
AND ADAM knew Eve as his wife, and she became pregnant and bore Cain; and she said, I have gotten and gained a man with the help of the Lord. (AMP)
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. (KJV)
Genesis 6:1
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When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them (NIV)
WHEN MEN began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them (AMP)
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, (KJV)
Genesis 2:4
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This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. (NIV)
This is the history of the heavens and of the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens-- (AMP)
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, (KJV)
Genesis 6:9
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This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. (NIV)
This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a just and righteous man, blameless in his [evil] generation; Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with God. (AMP)
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. (KJV)
Genesis 2:17
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"But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will certainly die." (NIV)
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and blessing and calamity you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. (AMP)
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. (KJV)
Genesis 2:1
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Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. (NIV)
THUS THE heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. (AMP)
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. (KJV)
Genesis 2:3
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Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. (NIV)
And God blessed (spoke good of) the seventh day, set it apart as His own, and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all His work which He had created and done. [Exod. 20:11.] (AMP)
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. (KJV)
Genesis 1:13
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And there was evening, and there was morning – the third day. (NIV)

Genesis 17:1
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When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless." (NIV)
WHEN ABRAM was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, I am the Almighty God; walk and live habitually before Me and be perfect (blameless, wholehearted, complete). (AMP)
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. (KJV)
Genesis 2:16
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And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;" (NIV)
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree of the garden (AMP)
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: (KJV)
Genesis 15:1
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After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward." (NIV)
AFTER THESE things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am your Shield, your abundant compensation, and your reward shall be exceedingly great. (AMP)
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. (KJV)
Genesis 3:6
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When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. (NIV)
And when the woman saw that the tree was good (suitable, pleasant) for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave some also to her husband, and he ate. (AMP)
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. (KJV)
Genesis 1:14
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And God said, "Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years," (NIV)
And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs and tokens [of God's provident care], and [to mark] seasons, days, and years, [Gen. 8:22.] (AMP)
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: (KJV)
Genesis 3:17
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To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. (NIV)
And to Adam He said, Because you have listened and given heed to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it, the ground is under a curse because of you; in sorrow and toil shall you eat [of the fruits] of it all the days of your life. (AMP)
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; (KJV)
Genesis 3:22
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And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." (NIV)
And the Lord God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us [the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit], to know [how to distinguish between] good and evil and blessing and calamity; and now, lest he put forth his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever-- (AMP)
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: (KJV)
Genesis 9:6
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"Whoever sheds human blood, by human beings shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made humankind." (NIV)
Whoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God He made man. (AMP)
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. (KJV)
Genesis 1:18
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To govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. (NIV)
To rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good (fitting, pleasant) and He approved it. (AMP)
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. (KJV)
Genesis 15:6
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Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. (NIV)
And he [Abram] believed in (trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness (right standing with God). [Rom. 4:3, 18-22; Gal. 3:6; James 2:23.] (AMP)
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. (KJV)